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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions patch noun  A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, esp. upon an old garment to cover a hole. A small piece of anything used to repair a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc. A small piece of black silk stuck on the face, or neck, to hide a defect, or to heighten beauty. A piece of greased cloth or leather used as wrapping for a rifle ball, to make it fit the bore. A small area, a small piece of ground; a tract; a plot; as, scattered patches of trees or growing corn. A short period of time, especially one which causes trouble. (figuratively) A fit. A block on the muzzle of a gun, to do away with the effect of dispart, in sighting. (archaic) A paltry fellow; a rogue; a ninny; a fool. (computing) A file describing changes made to a computer file or files, usually changes made to a computer program that fix a programming bug. A patch file, a file used for input to a patch program. An adhesive piece of material, impregnated with a drug, which is worn on the skin; the drug being slowly absorbed over a period of time. A small piece of material that is manually passed through a gun barrel to clean it. proper noun  (computing) The program that updates old versions of files, based on a record of differences with the newer versions. verb (patches, patching, patched) To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like; as, to patch a coat. To mend with pieces; to repair with pieces fastened on. To repair clumsily; as, to patch the roof of a house. To adorn, as the face, with a patch or patches. To make of pieces or patches like a quilt. To repair as with patches. To arrange in a hasty or clumsy manner; " generally with up; as, to patch up a truce. (computing) To make the changes a patch describes; to apply a patch to the files in question. Hence: To fix or improve a computer program without a complete upgrade. To make a quick and possibly temporary change to a program.      Full Definition of patch  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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